California calls for pausing distribution of specific lot of Moderna vaccine after allergic reactions reported
California health officials are recommending a temporary halt to distribution of a particular lot of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine out of concern over allergic reactions. More than 330,000 doses of the particular lot were distributed to 287 health-care providers across California earlier this month. One particular community vaccination clinic reported up to 10 allergic reactions to the vaccine within a 24-hour period, considered an unusually high number. State officials say the expected rate of reaction to similiar vaccines is normally around 1 in 100,000. The name and location of the clinic wa...